I would urge the use of 'foot=yes' or 'foot=permissive' for paths which are _not_ rights of way but _do_ have public access (implicitly or explicitly) rather than simply 'highway=footway' or 'highway=path'. There needs to be a way to distinguish between non-rights-of-way which definitely have public access and those which may not - so that, for example, routing software will not try and route you along some path which is private but is just missing a 'PRIVATE' sign currently.
For instance a path between roads in towns which is not a right of way I'd use 'foot=yes', while one in the countryside marked as permissive I'd use 'foot=permissive'. Nick ________________________________ From: Dave F via Talk-GB <[email protected]> Sent: 15 March 2019 18:24:40 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Bridleway or track? >From the footnote of that table: "The United Kingdom Tagging Guidelines<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Tagging_Guidelines> state that highway=path, when used it the UK, implies "a generic narrow path that is used in conjunction with access tags". This makes the default "yes" assumption dubious." What does foot=yes mean? https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Path_examples Some wiki pages say it's 'legal right' another says "A urban path without any legal status suitable for walking." This is a reason why I take much of the wiki with a pinch of salt. 'foot=yes' should be used in combination with the access tag (usually when it's set to 'no' or 'private') not as a stand alone sub tag (ie highway=footway;foot=yes). Are there any data users who use 'highway=footway;foot=yes' to distinguish from other footways? DaveF On 15/03/2019 11:05, David Woolley wrote: On 15/03/2019 01:24, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: AFAIA, neither tag had any impied permissions or condition attributes. They do, and they are country specific. <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_tags_for_routing/Access-Restrictions#United_Kingdom><https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_tags_for_routing/Access-Restrictions#United_Kingdom> _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
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